Unknown gunmen kill, behead Ebebuagu Security operative in Ebonyi.... as operative allegedly tortures robbery suspect to death


By Our reporter

The unknown gunmen have reportedly killed an Ebubeagu security operative, Ebonyi state Command, Sunday Nwafor and cut off his head. 

The incident occurred in Ekpelu, in Ikwo local government area of Ebonyi state,

This is even as some Ivo local government  of the security outfit in the state  allegedly tortured a  notorious robbery suspect in the area, Nnaogo Akpoke Anyim to death.


The gunmen  numbering over five stormed the house of Sunday Nwafor in Ekpelu while he was asleep in the night and shot him dead.

The latter dragged his body out of his room and cut of his head and took it away.

The state Police Public Relations Officer, DSP Loveth Odah confirmed the incident.

She said “according to the DPO of Ikwo police division, he said that some gunmen went to one Sunday Nwafor’s house. Sunday Nwafor is about 30 years old and a member of Ebubeagu security outfit, Ikwo local government area. So, the gunmen broke into his room while asleep and shot him dead. The dragged the body to outside the room and beheaded him.

“According to the wife who spoke to policemen, she said that before she heard a gunshot, she over-heard one of the hoodlums telling her husband that he left them in the bush and came back home to enjoy himself by collecting N30, 000 from the government.

“Two of the suspects have been arrested. Investigation is ongoing. This act is barbaric and act of inhumanity. While are we recording these things in Ikwo? This is coming barely two weeks after recording the other Ebubeagu incident that was also killed in this form and half burnt.

“The Commissioner of Police condemn in totality this kind of killing and has vowed to do everything within the ambit of the law to ensure that the remaining perpetrators are brought to book because according to the wife of the deceased, she said she sighted over five of the gunmen”.

The PPRO also confirmed the torture of  Nnaogo Akpoke Anyim in Akaeze by Ivo local government operatives of the Ebubeagu security outfit for alleged robbery.

Anyim was tied hands back and tortured with axe by some operatives of the security outfit in the area for alleged robbery, molesting women sexually and other alleged crime. Video of the torture has gone viral on social media.

The PPRO said some victims of the Anyim’s attacks are at the state police clinic receiving treatment and condemned the torture of the suspect which led to his death.

“Nobody has a right to take a life no matter the offence the person has committed. The police in totality condemn jungle justice, self help, brutality of any kind”, she said  ENDS
 
 


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